Music Genres List and Subgenres List
Rock Music Genre
Rock Music Subgenres
- Active rock
- Adult album alternative
- Adult-oriented rock
- Afro rock
- Album oriented rock
- Alternative rock
- Alternative dance
- Britpop
- Post-Britpop
- College rock
- Dream pop
- Shoegaze
- Blackgaze
- Shoegaze
- Grunge
- Post-grunge
- Soft grunge
- Indie rock
- Dunedin sound
- Kindie rock
- Math rock
- Midwest emo
- Post-punk revival
- Slacker rock
- Madchester
- Baggy
- Noise pop
- Sadcore
- Slowcore
- American rock
- Anatolian rock
- Arabic rock
- Arena rock
- Beat
- British Invasion
- Freakbeat
- Mod (subculture)
- Nederbeat
- Blues rock
- Boogie rock
- Brazilian rock
- Samba rock
- British rhythm and blues
- British rock music
- Chamber pop
- Chinese rock
- Christian rock
- Classic alternative
- Classic rock
- Comedy rock
- Country rock
- Dark cabaret
- Death ‘n’ roll
- Deathrock
- Desert rock
- Electronic rock
- Electroclash
- Electronicore
- New wave
- Cold wave
- Dark wave
- Ethereal wave
- Emo
- Experimental rock
- Art rock
- Industrial rock
- Post-punk
- Dance-punk
- Dance-rock
- Gothic rock
- No wave
- Noise rock
- Post-rock
- Post-metal
- Folk rock
- British folk rock
- Celtic rock
- Medieval folk rock
- Funk rock
- Garage rock
- Proto-punk
- Geek rock
- Glam rock
- Gothic rock
- Pagan rock
- Hard rock
- Heartland rock
- Heavy metal
- Indian rock
- Iranian rock
- Instrumental rock
- Japanese rock
- Jazz fusion
- Jazz rock
- Korean rock
- Latin rock
- Chicano rock
- Rock en español
- Rock music in Mexico
- Mainstream rock
- Mangue bit
- Modern rock
- New wave of classic rock
- Occult rock
- Paisley Underground
- Pop rock
- Jangle pop
- Power pop
- Soft rock
- Yacht rock
- Progressive rock
- Art rock
- Avant-prog
- Rock in Opposition
- Canterbury scene
- Flamenco rock
- Krautrock
- Neo-prog
- New prog
- Post-progressive
- Progressive rock (radio format)
- Proto-prog
- Space rock
- Symphonic Rock
- Zeuhl
- Psychedelic rock
- Acid rock
- Freak scene
- Neo-psychedelia
- Raga rock
- Pub rock (Australia)
- Pub rock (United Kingdom)
- Punk rock
- Rap rock
- Rapcore
- Reggae rock
- Rock and roll
- Rockabilly
- Gothabilly
- Hellbilly
- Psychobilly
- Rockabilly
- Rock music in France
- Rock opera
- Roots rock
- Southern rock
- Stoner rock
- Swamp rock
- Sufi rock
- Surf rock
- Tropical rock
- Viking rock
- Visual kei
- Nagoya kei
- Wizard rock
- Worldbeat
- World fusion
Avant-garde & experimental Music Genres
- Crossover music
- Danger music
- Drone music
- Electroacoustic
- Industrial music
- Instrumental
- Lo-fi
- Musical improvisation
- Musique concrète
- Noise
- Outsider music
- Progressive music
- Psychedelic music
- Underground music
Blues Music Genre
Blues Music Subgenres
- African blues
- Blues rock
- British blues
- Canadian blues
- Chicago blues
- Classic female blues
- Contemporary R&B
- Country blues
- Delta blues
- Desert blues
- Detroit blues
- Electric blues
- Gospel blues
- Hill country blues
- Hokum blues
- Jump blues
- Kansas City blues
- Louisiana blues
- Memphis blues
- New Orleans blues
- Piedmont blues
- Punk blues
- Rhythm and blues
- Doo-wop
- Soul blues
- St. Louis blues
- Swamp blues
- Talking blues
- Texas blues
- West Coast blues
Country Music Genre
County Music Subgenres
- Alternative country
- Americana
- Cowpunk/Country-punk
- Gothic country
- Roots rock
- Australian country
- Bush band
- Bakersfield sound
- Bluegrass
- Old-time bluegrass/Appalachian bluegrass
- Traditional bluegrass/Neo-traditional bluegrass
- Progressive bluegrass/Nu-grass
- Bluegrass gospel
- Blue Yodeling
- Bro-country
- Cajun
- Cajun fiddle
- Canadian country
- Franco-country
- Christian country
- Classic country
- Country and Irish
- Country blues
- Country en Español
- Country folk
- Country pop/Cosmopolitan country
- Country rap/Hick-hop
- Country rock
- Cowboy pop
- Dansband
- Gulf and Western
- Hokum
- Honky tonk
- Instrumental country
- Lubbock sound
- Nashville sound
- Countrypolitan
- Neotraditional country
- New country
- Old-time
- Outlaw country
- Pop country
- Progressive country
- Regional Mexican
- Rockabilly/Neo-Rockabilly
- Psychobilly/Punkabilly
- Gothabilly/Hellbilly
- Psychobilly/Punkabilly
- Southern rock
- Southern soul
- Sertanejo
- Talking blues
- Traditional country
- Truck-driving country
- Western/cowboy music
- New Mexico music
- Red dirt
- Tejano/Tex-Mex
- Texas country
- Western swing
- Zydeco
Easy Listening Music Genre
Easy Listening Music Subgenres
- Adult contemporary music
- Adult standards
- Background music
- Elevator music (muzak)
- Barococo
- Beautiful music
- Chill-out
- Downtempo
- Furniture music
- Light music
- Lounge music
- Middle of the road
- New-age music
- Soft rock
Electronic Music Genres
Electronic Music Subgenres
- Ambient
- Ambient dub
- Dark ambient
- Ambient industrial
- Dungeon synth
- Isolationism
- Dreampunk
- Illbient
- New-age
- Neoclassical new-age
- Space music
- Bass music
- Footwork
- Future bass
- Kawaii future bass
- Jungle terror
- Midtempo bass
- Trap (EDM)
- UK bass
- Wave
- Hardwave
- Breakbeat
- Acid breaks
- Baltimore club
- Jersey club
- Philly club
- Big beat
- Breakbeat hardcore
- Darkcore
- Hardcore breaks
- Broken beat
- Florida breaks
- Nu skool breaks
- Progressive breaks
- Psychedelic breakbeat
- Chill-out
- Downtempo
- Psybient
- Psydub
- Trip hop
- Trip rock
- Disco
- Afro/cosmic music
- Electro-disco
- Hi-NRG
- Eurobeat
- Eurodance
- Italo dance
- Italo disco
- Spacesynth
- Space disco
- Hi-NRG
- Eurodisco
- Nu-disco
- Post-disco
- Boogie
- City pop
- Drum and bass
- Darkstep
- Drumfunk
- Drumstep
- Hardstep
- Intelligent drum and bass
- Atmospheric drum and bass
- Jazzstep
- Jump-up
- Liquid funk
- Neurofunk
- Sambass
- Techstep
- Dub
- Dub poetry
- Dubtronica
- Electronic rock
- Dance-rock
- Alternative dance
- Baggy (Madchester)
- New rave
- Dance-punk
- Alternative dance
- Electronic pop
- Dance-pop
- Freestyle
- Disco polo
- Hyperpop
- Sophisti-pop
- Synth-pop
- Electroclash
- Electropop
- Electroclash
- Wonky pop
- Dance-pop
- Indietronica
- Krautrock
- New wave
- Cold wave
- Dark wave
- Neoclassical dark wave
- Neue Deutsche Todeskunst
- Ethereal wave
- Nu-gaze
- Minimal wave
- Neue Deutsche Welle
- New romantic
- Post-rock
- Space rock
- Synth-metal
- Electrogrind
- Electronicore
- Synth-punk
- Dance-rock
- Electronica
- Folktronica
- Live electronic (Livetronica)
- Laptronica
- Nu jazz (Jazztronica)
- Progressive electronic
- Berlin School
- Kosmische musik
- Ethnic electronica and regional EDM
- Asian Underground
- African electronic dance music
- Afrobeats
- Azonto
- Coupé-décalé
- Kuduro
- Mahraganat
- Shangaan electro
- Afrobeats
- Budots
- Changa tuki
- Dancehall pop
- Denpa music
- Guaracha (EDM)
- Funk carioca
- Funk melody
- Funk ostentação
- Proibidão
- Rasteirinha
- Merenhouse
- Nortec
- Rabòday
- Rara tech
- Russ music
- Shamstep
- Tecnocumbia
- Tribal guarachero
- Worldbeat
- Manila sound
- Experimental electronic
- Black MIDI
- Deconstructed club
- Drone
- Electroacoustic music
- Acousmatic music
- Electroacoustic improvisation
- Musique concrète
- Soundscape
- Glitch
- Microsound
- Noise music
- Danger music
- Japanoise
- Harsh noise
- Harsh noise wall
- Power electronics
- Death industrial
- Power noise
- Plunderphonics
- Sampledelia
- Reductionism
- Lowercase
- Onkyokei
- Funk fusion genres
- Acid jazz
- Funktronica
- Synth-funk
- Jungle
- Ragga jungle
- Hard dance
- Hard NRG
- Hardstyle
- Dubstyle
- Euphoric frenchcore
- Euphorick hardstyle
- Rawstyle
- Trapstyle
- Jumpstyle
- Lento violento
- Mákina
- Hardcore
- Bouncy techno
- Breakcore
- Raggacore
- Digital hardcore
- Frenchcore
- Gabber
- Early hardcore
- Mainstream hardcore
- Happy hardcore
- UK hardcore
- Industrial hardcore
- J-core
- Speedcore
- Extratone
- Flashcore
- Spklittercore
- Hauntology
- Chillwave
- Hypnagogic pop
- Synthwave
- Darksynth
- Sovietwave
- Vaporwave
- Future funk
- Hardvapour
- Mallsoft
- Hip hop fusion genres
- Afroswing
- Alternative hip hop
- Hipster hop
- Cloud rap
- Crunk
- Crunkcore
- Snap music
- Electro
- Emo rap
- Glitch hop
- Instrumental hip hop
- Lofi hip hop
- Miami bass
- Mumble rap
- Trap
- Afro trap
- Drill
- Brooklyn drill
- UK drill
- Latin trap
- Phonk
- Drift phonk
- Brazilian phonk
- Plugg
- UK trap
- House music
- Acid house
- Afro house
- Afro tech
- Amapiano
- Kidandali
- Ambient house
- Balearic beat
- Ballroom
- Bass house [fr]
- Brazilian bass
- Slap house
- Blog house
- Chicago hard house
- Chicago house
- Deep house
- Disco house
- Diva house
- Hardbag
- Electro house
- Big room house
- Future rave
- Complextro
- Dutch house
- Fidget house
- Melbourne bounce
- Big room house
- Electro swing
- Eurohouse
- French house
- Funky house
- Future house
- Garage house
- Ghetto house
- Ghettotech
- Juke house
- Gqom
- Hip house
- Electro hop
- Italo house
- Jackin house
- Jazz house
- Kwaito
- Latin house
- Melodic house
- Microhouse
- Moombahcore
- Moombahton
- Moombahsoul
- New Jersey sound
- Outsider house
- Lo-fi house
- Progressive house
- Soulful house
- Stadium house
- Tech house
- Tribal house
- Tropical house
- Trouse
- UK hard house
- Pumping house
- Hardbass
- Scouse house
- Pumping house
- Industrial and post-industrial
- Electro-industrial
- Dark electro
- Aggrotech
- Dark electro
- Electronic body music (EBM)
- Futurepop
- New beat
- Industrial hip hop
- Industrial metal
- Cyber metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
- Industrial rock
- Martial industrial
- Witch house
- Electro-industrial
- Intelligent dance music (IDM)
- Algorave
- Drill ‘n’ bass
- R&B and soul fusion genres
- Alternative R&B
- Contemporary R&B
- Neo soul
- New jack swing
- Techno
- Acid techno
- Ambient techno
- Birmingham sound
- Bleep techno
- Detroit techno
- Dub techno
- Hard techno
- Free tekno
- Jungletek
- Raggatek
- Free tekno
- Industrial techno
- Minimal techno
- Schaffel
- Toytown techno
- Trance music
- Acid trance
- Balearic trance
- Dream trance
- Eurotrance
- Hands up
- Goa trance
- Nitzhonot
- Hard trance
- Progressive trance
- Psychedelic trance
- Dark psytrance
- Full-on
- Minimal psytrance
- Progressive psytrance
- Suomisaundi
- Tech trance
- Uplifting trance
- Vocal trance
- UK garage
- 2-step garage
- Bassline
- Breakstep
- Dubstep
- Brostep
- Post-dubstep
- Reggaestep
- Riddim
- Future garage
- Grime
- Grindie
- Speed garage
- UK funky
- Funkstep
- Wonky
- Video game music
- Chiptune
- Bitpop
- Skweee
- Nintendocore
- FM synthesis
- Sequencer music
- Chiptune
Folk Music Genre
Folk Music Subgenres
- American folk revival
- Americana
- Anti-folk
- British folk revival
- Cajun music
- Celtic music
- Chalga
- Corrido
- Creole music
- Filk
- Folk noir
- Folk rock
- Folktronica
- Celtic rock
- Freak folk
- Indie folk
- Industrial folk
- Mariachi
- Ranchera
- Neofolk
- New Weird America
- Progressive folk
- Protest song
- Psychedelic folk
- Singer-songwriter
- Nueva canción
- Skiffle
- Sung poetry
- Tarantella/Pizzica
- Traditional blues verses
Hip hop Genre
Hip Hop Subgenres
- Alternative hip hop
- Experimental hip hop
- Hipster hop
- Boom bap
- Bounce
- British hip hop
- Road rap
- Chopped and screwed
- Chopper
- Christian hip hop
- Cloud rap
- Comedy hip hop
- Crunk
- Crunkcore
- East Coast hip hop
- Freestyle rap
- Funk carioca
- Funk ostentação
- Frat rap
- G-funk
- Hardcore hip hop
- Dirty rap
- Gangsta rap
- Mafioso rap
- Horrorcore
- Memphis rap
- Hyphy
- Jerkin’
- Instrumental hip hop
- Latin hip hop
- Chicano rap
- Lofi hip hop
- Miami bass
- Mumble rap
- Nerdcore
- Chap hop
- Political hip hop
- Conscious hip hop
- Progressive rap
- Religious hip hop
- Christian hip hop
- Jewish hip hop
- Slab music
- Snap music
- Southern hip hop
- Trap music
- Drill music
- Brooklyn drill
- UK drill
- Latin trap
- Phonk
- Plugg
- Pluggnb
- Rage
- Tread rap
- Drill music
- Turntablism
- Underground hip hop
- West Coast hip hop
- Country rap
- Electro
- Emo rap
- Hip hop soul
- Neo soul
- Hip house
- Industrial hip hop
- Jazz rap
- New jack swing
- Pop rap
- Punk rap
- Ragga hip hop
- Rap opera
- Rap rock
- Rap metal
- Trap metal
- Rapcore
- Rap metal
- Trip hop
Jazz Music Genre
Jazz Music Subgenres
- Acid jazz
- Afro-Cuban jazz
- Alt-jazz
- Avant-garde jazz
- Bebop
- Big band
- Boogie-woogie
- Bossa nova
- Brazilian jazz
- British dance band
- Cape jazz
- Chamber jazz
- Continental jazz
- Cool jazz
- Crossover jazz
- Dixieland
- Ethno jazz
- European free jazz
- Free funk
- Free improvisation
- Free jazz
- Gypsy jazz
- Hard bop
- Jazz blues
- Jazz-funk
- Jazz fusion
- Jazz rap
- Jazz rock
- Jazztronica
- Kansas City jazz
- Latin jazz
- Livetronica
- M-base
- Mainstream jazz
- Modal jazz
- Neo-bop jazz
- Neo-swing
- Nu jazz
- Orchestral jazz
- Post-bop
- Progressive jazz
- Punk jazz
- Samba-jazz
- Shibuya-kei
- Ska jazz
- Smooth jazz
- Soul jazz
- Straight-ahead jazz
- Stride jazz
- Swing
- Trad jazz
- Third stream
- Vocal jazz
- West Coast jazz
Pop Music Genre
Pop Music Subgenres
- Adult contemporary
- Adult hits
- Alternative pop
- Ambient pop
- Arabic pop music
- Art pop
- Avant-pop
- Baroque pop
- Beach music
- Bedroom pop
- Brill building
- Britpop
- Bubblegum pop
- C-pop
- Cantopop
- Hokkien pop
- Mandopop
- Canción
- Canzone
- Chalga
- Chamber pop
- Chanson
- Christian pop
- Classic hits
- Classical crossover
- Contemporary hit radio
- Country pop
- Cringe pop
- Dance-pop
- Dark pop
- Disco polo
- Electropop
- Europop
- Austropop
- Eurobeat
- French pop
- Italo dance
- Italo disco
- Laïkó
- Nederpop
- Neomelodic music
- Nordic popular music
- Russian pop
- Folk pop
- Hyperpop
- Indie pop
- Twee pop
- Indian pop
- Iranian pop
- J-pop
- Anime song
- City pop
- Shibuya-kei
- Jangle pop
- Jazz pop
- K-pop
- Korean hip hop
- Korean rock
- T’ong guitar
- Trot
- Latin ballad
- Latin pop
- Mexican pop
- New pop
- New Romantic
- Oldies
- Operatic pop
- OPM
- Pinoy pop
- Pop rap
- Pop rock
- Pop punk
- Emo pop
- Neon pop
- Power pop
- Soft rock
- Surf pop
- Yacht rock
- Pop punk
- Pop soul
- Progressive pop
- Psychedelic pop
- Rebetiko
- Rhythmic adult contemporary
- Rhythmic contemporary
- Rhythmic oldies
- Schlager
- Sophisti-pop
- Space age pop
- Sunshine pop
- Swamp pop
- Synth-pop
- Teen pop
- Traditional pop
- Turbo-folk
- Turkish pop
- Urban adult contemporary
- Urban contemporary music
- Vispop
- Wonky pop
- Worldbeat
- Yé-yé
Rhythm and blues (R&B) & soul Music Genre
Rhythm and blues Music Subgenres
- Alternative R&B
- Contemporary R&B
- Disco
- Freestyle
- Go-go
- Funk
- Deep funk
- Minneapolis Sound
- Psychedelic funk
- Synth-funk
- Gospel music
- Southern gospel
- Urban contemporary gospel
- New jack swing
- Post-disco
- Boogie
- Rhythm and blues
- Doo-wop
- Soul
- Blue-eyed soul
- Brown-eyed soul
- Cinematic soul
- Classic soul
- Hip hop soul
- Neo soul
- Northern soul
- Progressive soul
- Psychedelic soul
- Quiet storm
- Southern soul
Metal Music Genre
Metal Music Subgenres
- Alternative metal
- Funk metal
- Nu metal
- Rap metal
- Avant-garde metal
- Drone metal
- Post-metal
- Black metal
- Depressive suicidal black metal
- Blackened death metal
- Atmospheric black metal
- Blackgaze
- Melodic black metal
- National Socialist black metal
- Symphonic black metal
- Viking metal
- Christian metal
- Unblack metal
- Death metal
- Death ‘n’ roll
- Deathgrind
- Melodic death metal
- Technical death metal
- Brutal death metal
- Slam death metal
- Doom metal
- Death-doom
- Stoner-doom
- Extreme metal
- Folk metal
- Celtic metal
- Medieval metal
- Pagan metal
- Glam metal
- Gothic metal
- Industrial metal
- Kawaii metal
- Latin metal
- Math metal
- Metalcore
- Deathcore
- Mathcore
- Melodic metalcore
- Progressive metalcore
- Neoclassical metal
- Neue Deutsche Härte
- New wave of American heavy metal
- New wave of British heavy metal
- Nintendocore
- Pirate metal
- Pop metal
- Power metal
- Progressive metal
- Djent
- Sludge metal
- Speed metal
- Symphonic metal
- Thrash metal
- Crossover thrash
- Groove metal
Punk Music Genre
Punk Music Subgenres
- Afro-punk
- Anarcho punk
- Crust punk
- D-beat
- Crust punk
- Art punk
- Avant punk
- Christian punk
- Crust punk
- Deathrock
- Electropunk
- Cyberpunk
- Dance-punk
- Digital hardcore
- Dreampunk
- Synth punk
- Folk punk
- Celtic punk
- Cowpunk
- Gypsy punk
- Scottish Gaelic punk
- Garage punk
- German punk
- Glam punk
- Gothic punk
- Grindcore
- Crustgrind
- Electrogrind
- Goregrind
- Noisegrind
- Pornogrind
- Hardcore punk
- Bardcore
- Beatdown hardcore
- Christian hardcore
- Crabcore
- Crunkcore
- Electronicore
- Krishnacore
- Melodic hardcore
- Positive hardcore
- Post-hardcore
- Queercore
- Taqwacore
- Emo
- Emo pop
- Screamo
- Powerviolence
- Street punk
- Horror punk
- Latino punk
- Nazi punk
- Oi!
- Pop punk
- Easycore
- Neon pop
- Post-punk
- Dance-punk
- Post-punk revival
- Proto-punk
- Psychobilly
- Punkabilly
- Punk blues
- Punk jazz
- Punk pathetique
- Punk rap
- Reggae punk
- Riot grrrl
- Ska punk
- Skate punk
- Street punk
- Surf punk
- Trallpunk
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